I've been on a bit of a bag making spree for the last several months. I think I will start off by showing you the bags I made from Geta Grama's patterns - she is from Romania and very talented.
First I made the Chantel Bag - The pattern was very well written and quite easy to make. I chose to quilt my version just like Geta does on hers. The fabrics are Piece of Cake designs from years ago - I had 2 fat quarters of each color, just enough but I did have to piece the blue gusset - if you look really close you might be able to spot it!
Second I made the Belle Bag - this one is made from a decorator weight cotton - they were samples a friend gave to me so it was FREE!! I didn't quilt it, but did use some fusible fleece as interfacing. This pattern was also very well written and very easy to make.
Third I made the Amelie Bag - this is made with quilting cottons that I quilted. This fabric is Central Park by Kate Spain - I just happened to have the matching mottled fabric in my stash - nice! Again, a very well written pattern that was very easy to make.
Fourth I made the Nicole Bag it was a bonus that came with the other patterns - for this one I did change it a bit - I changed the size when I printed it to 80% as the original is very large. I have a tendency to fill all bags to capacity, so a bit smaller is easier on my back! I think this is my favorite so far. I did the quilting a bit different, I did a water type squiggle on the black background and outlined and filled in some of the trees and boats with matching threads. The fabric is "Boat Cruise" by Alexander Henry and is a VERY large print - the palm trees are 9" tall! The final tote size is 16" wide by 11.5" tall - nice size! This pattern doesn't have assembly directions, only pattern pieces, but once you have made the Bella and/or Amelie you will not have any problems putting it together.
I hope you enjoyed looking at my versions of Geta's Bag Patterns!! Have a wonderful week!